Reducing Anger and Building Calm

Angela Yang

Sunday, July 21: 10:30am-12pm

Looking back on your past week, how many times have you felt angry, frustrated, or even slightly annoyed? No matter how much we prepare our day beforehand, we somehow find ourselves in unwanted situations.

For this morning session, Angela will use an experiential approach to show how we can use the concepts of impermanence, wisdom, and compassion to practice mental fortitude in our daily lives and to eradicate our anger and annoyances, big and small. By developing mental fortitude, we can gradually change ourselves and find mental balance, bringing changes to our world and the environment.

“The practice of mental fortitude guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.” —H.H. Dalai Lama​This is part of our Taste of Buddhism program. Join us for a short talk, meditation, and taste treats on Sunday mornings. Each week features a new topic. Open to all levels. ​

Angela Yang has been a student of Buddhism since 2014 when she did her first 10-day meditation retreat. Since then, she studied in both Theravada Vipassana tradition and Tibetan Buddhism tradition and spent over 280 days in meditation retreats and residential Buddhist courses. She studied under Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Venerable Fedor Strake at Kopan Monastery in Nepal and under Venerable Thubten Chodron at Sravasti Abbey in US. She is currently practicing under the guidance of Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa and Geshe Ngawang Dakpa in the San Francisco Bay area.

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